Cost of living comparison
compared to
Tirana vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary
Tirana is 40.9% more expensive than Ankara.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.6% more in Tirana
- Groceries
-
pay 66.8% more in Tirana
- Transportation
-
pay 2.4 times more in Tirana
- Housing
-
pay 25.7% more in Tirana
- Childcare
-
pay 53.3% less in Tirana
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.0% more in Tirana
- Clothing
-
pay 16.0% more in Tirana
The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Tirana are more expensive than in Ankara. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Tirana.
Tirana vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Tirana instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 72.6% more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.62
TRY421.84
|
$12.05
ALL986
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
TRY369.11
|
$12.05
ALL986
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
TRY52.96
|
$2.04
ALL167
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
TRY17.96
|
$1.04
ALL85
|
|
Ankara vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants
pay 66.8% more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY30.26
|
$1.15
ALL94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.81
TRY210.84
|
$6.73
ALL551
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
TRY160.82
|
$8.27
ALL676
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
TRY101.70
|
$4.21
ALL344
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
TRY111.64
|
$3.67
ALL300
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
TRY30.56
|
$0.77
ALL63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
TRY46.07
|
$1.27
ALL104
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
TRY26.30
|
$0.97
ALL80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
TRY27.88
|
$0.88
ALL72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY12.93
|
$0.61
ALL50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY10.96
|
$0.60
ALL49
|
|
Ankara vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
TRY193.30
|
$8.19
ALL670
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.02
TRY395.47
|
$19.28
ALL1,577
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$48,122.27
TRY2M
|
$34,989.79
ALL3M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.74
TRY295.29
|
$32.54
ALL2,661
|
|
Ankara vs. Tirana - Cost of transportation
pay 25.7% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.72
TRY601.56
|
$18.93
ALL1,548
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$717.46
TRY31,446.24
|
$838.35
ALL68,562
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$512.73
TRY22,473.02
|
$548.59
ALL44,865
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.15
TRY2,724.11
|
$87.73
ALL7,175
|
|
Ankara vs. Tirana - Cost of housing
pay 53.3% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$600.60
TRY26,324.43
|
$312.88
ALL25,588
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,110.57
TRY618K
|
$5,810.16
ALL475K
|
|
Ankara vs. Tirana - Cost of childcare
pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.61
TRY158.19
|
$3.01
ALL246
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
TRY141.25
|
$2.11
ALL172
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.17
TRY94.91
|
$4.46
ALL365
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.91
TRY2,450.69
|
$58.65
ALL4,797
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.44
TRY282.11
|
$9.04
ALL739
|
|
Ankara vs. Tirana - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 16.0% more for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.32
TRY2,512.41
|
$68.30
ALL5,586
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.55
TRY1,996.52
|
$47.45
ALL3,880
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY4,566.42
|
$107.71
ALL8,809
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.96
TRY4,205.99
|
$131.74
ALL10,774
|
|
Ankara vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing
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